| Wally at Riverside,
March 3-4, 1962.
Bob Kirby's in the Porsche Carrera. |
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| Wally Barnitz
was the first private
entry to race a E-Type Jaguar
in California. He was also one of the first graduates of Carroll
Shelby's School of High Performance Driving. This was one of Shelby's
pre-Cobra projects and it used Riverside Raceway as it's classroom.
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| Wally at Riverside,
March 3-4, 1962.
Bob Kirby's in the Porsche Carrera. |
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Wally in a four wheel
drift entering Turn 6. He learned well from his instructors, who
I think were John Timanus and Peter Brock.
Unfortunately for Wally, he lost control in the esses and crashed heavily at this event. He was unhurt. |
| Wally leans into the
Jaguar's cockpit.
Mercedes Barnitz, wearing the yellow sweater, stands along the pit wall. Wally and Mercedes were good friends of our family. My mother, Eleanor McPartland (later Newell), chats with the tall gentleman in the yellow pith helmet. My younger brother, Tor McPartland, looks ready for nap time. My other brother, Tip McPartland, isn't in the picture because he's up at Turn 6 taking photos, some of which ended up on this website. |
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| Video! Wally in action at Santa Barbara: | Movie #3 | Movie #5 |
| And at Laguna Seca: | Movie #6 | Movie #9 |
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